What confuses me is when people say they feel so sorry for 9S but can't stand A2. A2 went through multiple losses similar to 9S' loss of 2B. That is the reason she practically went feral with rage and went on a lengthy rampage of killing. It seems like 2B's memories' influence finally began to snap her out of it to where she began to regain her humanity. She endured horrible trauma. She has the attitude and bitterness that she does because of all the traumatic experiences she endured long before the timeline of the game.

I think it's because you don't get to see those traumatic experiences in person compared to 9S.

sorry how did come to ''own operator who was in love with him'' I didn't notice that at all

Correction: The operator wanted to be a mother figure towards 9S. She was not in love with him.

@@nikkythelightangel178 So loved him just not romantically

Half Aluminum Chemist I actually found that side quest before the cutscene with A2 and 9S so when A2 said that 2B official name is 2E I went "that explains a lot" because 2B was always trying to not get attached to 9S

Not really, she was pretty neutral about the topic.

She was not neutral. She was VERY attached to 9S. She tried not to get close again as a defense mechanism because she couldn't stand hurting him anymore. Watch any cut scene of 2B witnessing 9S in pain or at risk of dying or losing his memories, and she falls to pieces emotionally. If Adam killed 9S, he'd just be reset to where he was last had his memories uploaded to the Bunker. 2B hunted down Adam, killed him, and physically CARRIED 9S all the way back to repair him just to avoid that.

Also, one of the units who 2B flies with in Route A's opening is an openly designated E-Type. There's also an H-Type, so I'd assume that's Hunter-Type like the ones who help you in the battle versus the giant sea machine lifeform. The others are B-Types afaik.

Other sidequests, expecialy sentimental ones, have hints about 2b's feelings

Oh shut the fuck up, neither was this game sad or good.

NPC 2 mr fun at partys

@@npc2792 Your lack of knowledge is sadder than the game.

NPC 2 ok boomer

@@npc2792 shut the fuck up gay troll

Also does anyone know the name of the song that plays during theyre conversation at the beginning, is it not in the soundtrack?

Cristopher Medina that track is called " Widespread Illness " that is the track name

ndnbbbear Thanks finally found it, people kept telling me it was called Alien Facility for some reason.

Yeah at first when 2b killed him I really thought they were just into choking sex.....

Cristopher Medina I think 9S. was the true protagonist.

Same here. This is still my most favorite ending just cause of that.

I feel the same, friend. This game helped me through my deppression.

It's true

I think about this quote a lot after I finished this game

​@@FrostyTheSnowMage explain

his acting was the best, between the JP and ENG actors.... the game must have connected with him on some deeper level because he went ALL out like a beast with the acting.

@@escapetherace1943 so fucking truu

@@escapetherace1943 I thought the Japanese voice actor was better, although I was more use to him both are great though.

@@zenocopy7580 is it just me or the jp va get paid well on anime projects compared to video games? because on video games it was like they weren't trying their best (they just done it decently) while they did great job in anime (with passion). its like ENG va but the otherway around (being really good on video game but shitty on anime)

Oh ya, totally, this on his resume HAS to get him with bigger roles in the future for his career as a voice actor.

Well 9S did kill himself though...

Tough she got revived in ending E

Big Boss HOW DID SHE GET REVIVED? SHE GOT STABBED IN FIGHTIMG A2 also in fighting 9S where did 9S go?

9s, a2, and 2b got revived by their pods in true ending E. Not directly stated, but you could assume that's what happened based on the conversation of the pods.

Ending C is more canon ending leading to ending E imo, So all 3 playable androids survived thanks to the Pods

People also forgot 9s himself was considered a special model, hence why they sent 2b to keep eyes on him.

Well that and his hacking skills make him very powerful without having to use a sword all the time

Limiters bein broken is also referenced to the book in Nier Automata called YoRHa boys. Where someone got knfected with a virus, they not only perform well in strength wise but also able to not make the same mistakes again in combats

After the release of stage play and the novel YoRHa Boys, it was revealed that male models were superiors in combat capabilities, but they were put into unfair test and eventually it's decided that all male models could only refurbished into Scanner type. The reason why the "mastermind" was doing this is unknown, but probably to ensure Project YoRHa would ended with all of them dead since male YoRHa combat units would be hard to put down

*Yes, you were.*

Nintendo Switch - RοXαs you were :) and I did the same. The main endings were all I cared about

We all did the same knowing this help was just illusionary as not everyone is willing to sacrifice their data and in this situation there wouldn't be enough ships to help everybody. But, does it matter?

I didn't because I didn't lose a save file

Do you know what it will do?

I picked Ending C the first time. I don't know I felt 9S just had to go. He turned absolutely insane.

I picked C the first time. Even though we don't spend as much time with A2 as with 9S I felt she was right. The game did an incredible job of making that fight a hard decision.

i seriously SUCKS at hacking that i sometimes loses against random npc. Can i depend on Cure item when fighting 9s?

wdym true savior of mankind

What about Pascal?

I hated his play style too. Hacking really got old, quick. Great character though. A2 was my favorite of all. Best personality, and play style both.

Adam Bishop I actually didn't have a problem with hacking (except for the fucking SOUL BOX UGH). My problem was how slow and limited his combat was, but lore-wise it makes sense.

Fair enough, I get why he was the way he was, non combat unit and all. One attack button got old quick. And YES, Soul Box was like top 5 in worst moments of gaming for me. Holy shit that caused some rage quitting. I specifically remember beating it once, then dying on that memory boss after forgetting to heal. Then...seeing myself respawn outside that waterfall before I'd gone inside...AAAAAAHHH!!!

its take time getting used to but i feel like his fighting style are quite powerful when yiu get used to it

Much of the stories of A2 and 2B have to take place before the timeline of the game for the narrative of 9S. Also, I believe you're intentionally led to initially have a very negative perception of A2. She's a rogue and enemy of YoRHa who has killed several androids, and you even fight her as an enemy boss. She kills just about anything that crosses her path. But you can eventually start to learn her background of horrific trauma, loss, and betrayal that shaped her personality and attitudes, and absorbing 2B's memories appeared to trigger her gradual recovery of her "humanity." (or whatever equivalent androids have)

Sean Legghette There is no "true main character" in this game. 2B, 9S, and A2 are all the main characters in the game. One isn't more important to the story than the others. Just because 9S went from innocent to insane doesn't make him any more important than the others in the story.

DallyLama just imo A2 is my favorite character

If you really think about, how would you feel if you we’re sent on a mission and your Command you trusted abandoned you to your death with your allies. And then send Yorha units after you survived the trauma, to go kill you bc you know too much. What? You want A2 to let them kill her, even though they betrayed her. You want her to forgive her command. Shit, I would go rogue too.

Well, now that they discovered that 2B is a man, officially A2 is the best of the 3

Is this a weapon story or?

I didn’t notice that! Wait. I thought it was just to keep level design consistent, but it was more than that. It also aligns with the blindfolds Yorha units wear. The blindfolds represent how Yorha units are blind to the truth, but with A2 not having one, she’s more calm and collected after realizing everything was pointless about the war. If you also played the Wise Machine sidequests, 9S’s psychological state worsens gradually and gets damaged. Both of the pods noticed this and Pod 042 obliged to hacking into 9S because Pod 042 and 153 were very concerned for his wellbeing. Even though 9S constantly rejected help from Pod 153, he still knew something was wrong with himself, but was so driven by revenge. TLDR: Nice analysis! ✌️😌

Niklas Nordbäck Shut Up!

Morishima Haruka Except for a little detail that they forgot to add the sweetness in 2b's voice when she talks to 9s after a few story missions and during some sidequests.

Japanese was better

@@CarryEmiya nope

@@kotorandcorvid4968 ye

Lmao you don't hear that often.

For me it was horrible, I almost burst into tears when I saw that I had to choose which of the two I should kill TT_TT

@@e254ep2 I chose 9s best ending

@@e254ep2 Who did you choose?

@@tonytan5945 I choosed to fight against 9s yeah best ending

@@e254ep2 Same, didn't look like it would end well for 9S either way. Glad she didn't end up killing him.

Ah, no not really, during the credits, pod confirmed that all Yorha black box are inactive, so that means no one survived

Damn i watched the credits and there were only backwards credits and nothing more ;o

anyone would

ZeroBeys she's cute and amazing!

yep, yep she is

***** Yes, 2B was the best doll for me

***** Thanks for you too, dear Yorha, may the gods be blessing you

no pls don't kill each other

Just got here, so glad I am

i'm here lad

howdy

FF 14.

im here

Is that confirmed? Because honestly I'd assume it's been even earlier than that. He's been tangentially connected to the machine network since the events in the copied city.

9s would’ve just ignored it, and seen it as another lie

More likely he was to angry to listen still though I agree with you.

tbf in the novel 9s already knew that 2b was infected, it's not like a2 explaining would do any help

because he was infected

Every other song has an 8-bit version when hacking as well

they're dead. no revive

Stonecat92 Unit 2E, 9S, and A2's consciousness data were recovered by Pod 042 and 153. With the help of the pod network Pods 042 and 153 were able to commence repairs on units 2E, 9S, and possibly A2. The machine structure known as "The Tower" launched the remains of the machine network into space, which includes data necessary for the replication of machine life forms designated "Adam" and "Eve".

Stonecat92 ending E is a follow up to ending D But u have to finish ending C and D to get access to E Same thing in the original nier

muhanna basalem sounds fucking fun!

I'm kinda confused on ending c too, did 9s survived but kill himself at the end? I think that because of how his sword was reminded me of 2Bs grave at that flower cave.

I'm surprised you were satisfied with finishing Ending A... When I defeated Eve and the credits play, I was so pissed because it was too short, so I went to google... And discover that there are 5 major endings. Playing as 9s was easier than 2b because of hacking abilities, but it was a lot of fun to play as A2 because she's like 2B but faster. I played Nier because of 2B's ass! Damn, I left it with a broken heart.

@@JoshuaESantos311 typical nier, at least from what I read. Their previous nier titles are also incredibly sad

@@iLiekLemonade you finish the game now?

@@daffanier Nope haven't had the time with it cuz of Uni, but I'll finish it during sem break and keep you updated!

@@iLiekLemonade Ok, i'm waiting for your thoughts about the game!

Rick Ross Replace Furiae, with 2B. "2B, 2B, 2B, 2B, 2B...."

God but I hated inuart and liked 9S, he’s much more interesting

I thought I was the only one lmao

Not Lowenthal.

it's not Yuri

poor Kyle McCarley pours his heart and soul into this role and people just think its yuri. Granted he said in an ama he was actually really honoured to be compared to yuri but doesnt think he sounds as identical to him as others.

My apologies. I found out it was McCarley. He is a great voice actor.

Sean Legghette Yeah it's a shame. Lowenthal in an AMA admitted it's because voicing in Anime doesn't pay a lot of money.

Choose’d ending C or A2 for my first playthrough cuz 9s went Wacko

Not really

How to get this ending???i have A,W,G but i wish to unlock this ending

@@gold1861 after you get ending where 2b is with 9s its not a real ending keep playing till 2b dies and 9s fights a2

Steven Wijaya Chant, same one that played during model E side quest

It's called *Mourning*

Super Ultimate KZfaqr 2B or 2E was a unit designed with the sole purpose of killing YoRHa units that discovered the truth. Due to 9S' cunning, the commander knew he'd find out the truth eventually, and had him paired with 2B so when the time came, she could kill him... over and over and over. It's implied she's been partnered with him and killed him many times before the start of the game, and during the actual game finds herself unable to kill him due to the feelings she has for him. Remember the ending of route a, when she breaks down in tears and says, "Why does it always end like this?" That was supposed to be a hint that this isn't the first time she's had to kill 9S.

LightAndDarkMdness02 Ah. I see. Thanks

LightAndDarkMdness02 ok can you explain the final words right before the boss fight....9S: either confirm the death of myself or unit A2*....A2 died before ?

KoTheSaVage He didn't want the pod pissing him off during the fight

Super Ultimate KZfaqr so he was talking too the Pod...I'm still confused

But thanks to A2 androids examined tower's ruins and discovered a truth about humanity. Who knows, maybe they will finally find their own life's purpose. So i think the best ending is C -> E. Androids find out the truth and three characters go back to life.

According to the stage play, C->E is the main ending indeed. 9S dies primarily because of the most of him was left in the now destroyed machine network as happened in routes A/B. Who cares of the Ark if it has N2 on board so is messed up anyway... Loved a _massive_ DOD3 reference here btw :)

roberto jose gallo zambrano if you import it from Japan it has the English version on the disc

tea z thank you brother...!that makes sense

im not a "brother" or male

tea z my apologies.

I think every game Platinum Games is first released in Japan but already with English to choose from the options

Taira Hadzuki ok I can help... 1st • the commander died when the bunker blew up and either way she would of died from the logic virus...and( her conscious still remains )...in the bunker they have a room that saves the androids memories and replaces it with a exact copy of the body....this same thing applies for the Ending E when the pod finds 2B , A2 and , 9S data salvage...and restores the powerless androids...2nd •I believe that was the 9S with his memories 3rd • 9S didn't know that 2B was designed to keep killing him..until A2 explained too him that....the 9S type model was a high end project...they were designed to find out about everything...so they designed a 2E model (2B) to kill the 9S model after they found out the truth and when 2B and 9S activated there Black Boxes....both 2B and 9S were injured so he saved her memories too the bunker and saved her...but he didnt have to time to save his own memories so he lost everything any more questions ??

There's an unofficially translated short story (Memory Cage) that said 9S already knew about 2B before she first killed him, despite being a Scanner he trained himself in self-defense. Someone theorized that because 9S hacked into 2B at the beginning of the game, he would've been able to find the truth, not only that, but it's possible that since they were together all the time he could've even "saved" his memories by using her data of them being together, and when she was gone he literally did lose everything. Not sure if that's a stretch for game lore, but it's pretty plausible.

Rey I don't really get that impression from him throughout the game. The amnesia side quest is the first time he learns about E units. Out-of-game material seems to back this up as well, as the concert scripts don't seem to really indicate that he knew, or at least he didn't know everything. It's more likely everything clicked after his talk with N2. And it's not even like androids can't have sex. Yoko Taro confirms that androids CAN have genitals. docs.google.com/document/d/1F7KM18848_HHlQFviGCkJbXV1M-5SKm_HnVBTzzYlDg/mobilebasic

Your impression was wrong. He knows way before the timeline of the game in the novellas.

**** was 'fuck'

They dont need to fight anymore.

@@johnsilver6396 Ah okay

Alexen Marrero De La Osa after ending c u get access to A2 back story by talking to anemone

muhanna basalem so after I started the game again, I just go talk to her and I get to do the story

You need the one with machine head in resistance camp. She will sell achievments. Yes.

muhanna basalem its not after ending c is during route c

Alexen Marrero De La Osa sadly u only get to read it But it's quite deep as u understand why A2 sacrificed herself